3 spoke wheel
It looks like Kevan has decided he doesn't want the wheel?
Seb, can you put together an all-in price, to include packing and shipping by air-parcel post to Vancouver, Canada, in GBP and I'll arrange to somehow get the money to you.
Do you have Paypal account?
Contact me on E mail - lengche@gmail.com
Regards
Peter Bannister
3 spoke steering wheel
Seb
If you don't strike a deal with STRACHAN/Kevan (obviously he has first option), I'd be pleased to take it!
Mine is a '96 850Ci M73, so should be a straight drop-in?
I'm in Canada but I hear of plenty being shipped across the "pond" (with and without airbag).
Let me know
Seat Motor
Seb
The seat motor hasn't "gone"!
There is only one motor for the lift function - with two "Bowden" cables (one each end of the motor) going to two screw jacks. What's happened is that one "inner" cable has shortened and slipped out of the motor causing one side to not move.
Fixes are covered extensively on E31 FAQ web site - cheapest about US$2, but you might have to take the seat out of the car!! Heavyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Cosmoline
Lloyd
It's a rust preventative called Cosmoline applied by BMW for shipping.
Do a search on Roadfly on that name - a lot has been written on removal, but at the end of the day I think it's hot water and "elbow grease"!!
Regards
Your 1997 850Ci
1/. Set everything just as you like it (seat, steering wheel, mirrors) and then hit the M button, which should light up. Then press "your" numbered button (1 for you, 2 for the wife, etc) towards the transmission tunnel. Light should go out. Now you're set to go, just press your button for your settings
2/. Yes, the column assembly should withdraw. Mine used to be a bit intermittent and I suspect it was down to failing batteries. Cured when they were changed.
3/. Yes, quite normal to move with key removed.
4/. Again quite normal and I am told part of the heating/ventilation system. In my experience a lot longer than a few minutes.
Hope that helps
Lambda Sensors
Not very convenient for you in Middle East, but cheapest place in North America by a long way is Autohaus Arizona (if you can wait)
Partstrain.com has them as well, but I think without the connectors
Try Autohaus, and see if they'll ship to you?
Regards
Parts In USA
Noggie
You won't do any better than use Gault in New York State. If you have an address where they can dispatch parts and a credit card to pay for them. They typically give something like 30 - 35 % off list but do remember that you won't be able to get specific European only parts.
Here's the link to their web site
http://www.buybmw.com/access.aspx
They have a toll free number and you can speak to either Dave Belknap or Charlie Spear to confirm availability before confirming your order
Enjoy your trip and hope Gault can help you out
Catalytic Convertors
Terry
I'm in Vancouver, so similar temperatures to you (and snow this morning!), so I guess I'm just worrying a bit too much?
Probably going over to see Tom Carter as soon as this snow goes away so that will be a chance to get the whole system up to temperature and blow away the accumulated condensation.
Thanks for comments - really 80 lbs. back there??
Catalytic Convertor
Thanks Terry
Well, there's water somewhere in my system!!
As you know, the M73 is fitted with the emission control air pump, which is supposed to get the cats up to working temperature faster? All air hoses have been changed on my engine (as you know, they go soft after about 10 years), but maybe I'd better check them again?
Have you ever heard of the valves failing? Part #1 on this list
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/sho…&btnr=11_1496&hg=11&fg=50
Maybe I'll just have to get used to looking like a power station cooling tower!!
How long should it take to get the cats up to temperature (M73 engine) as I normally only do short journeys - say less than 10 miles - and I've still got clouds of steam coming out the back!!
Any thoughts?
Thanks
840 6 speeds
Only 54 840 RHD manuals built worldwide, so extremely rare
Stats are here on Jud's site
Upper Control Arms
Here the are!!
Item 9
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/sho…&btnr=31_0222&hg=31&fg=05
Generally known as "Upper Control Arm"
Search for them on EBay - around $50 each from memory
Taking on water
Sunroof Drain Channels???
Windows
My 1996 850 is a Canada Spec car and all windows go up and down together with sunroof both on key in door and by holding down the open/close button on the remote. Sometimes they don't respond to the remote, but I put this down to a bad contact in the key. Is mine the only one?
E53????
Peter
But why does the web site say E53 - that's an X5!!
Please confirm before I ask my sister to buy a copy and mail it to me.
Thanks
E31 Videos
All
just use "ipconfig /release"
Wait a few seconds then
"ipconfig /renew"
Of course you may get same one back, in which case just repeat till you get a new one (or wait longer).
E31 videos
Thanks Peter1980 - I hadn't seen that one before.
If anyone downloading from Rapidshare encounters the download limit where you have to wait two hours for the next file, just change your IP address using the ipconfig command at the command prompt! This won't stop the two minute wait but a lot faster than re-booting. Anyone can't figure it out drop me a PM
Old E31.Net videos
And here's the rest forany who want them
Original link (9 mins for 25 miles)
http://rapidshare.de/files/339…anover_-_Berlin.mpeg.html
Steady 300 Kph (22 megs)
http://rapidshare.de/files/33960375/Steady_300kph.mpeg.html
Next one is the full size 163 meg video – I think this one is on YouTube but their limit is 100 megs
http://rapidshare.de/files/33971088/0-300kphPAL.mpeg.html
The original poster said he had this one, but here it is for any other users (40 megs)
http://rapidshare.de/files/33973615/CSiInActionPAL.mpeg.html
High speed cruising (17 megs)
http://rapidshare.de/files/33974775/250kph.mpeg.html
High speed in traffic (makes me nervous!) (19 megs)
http://rapidshare.de/files/33976336/HighSpeed.mpeg.html
And a few small ones
An emergency stop from 250 Kph! (1 meg)
http://rapidshare.de/files/33976488/250-0.mpeg.html
0-200 kph acceleration (3 megs)
http://rapidshare.de/files/33976738/0-200.mpeg.html
One for our US friends (who don’t have them!) (1 meg)
Old E31 Videos
Here's the first video (Hannover - Berlin) approx 55 megs
Old E31 videos
I still have quite a few of the videos from this web site, but unfortunately I've renamed most of them to give a better description? So I'm not sure if they are duplicates. All are in mpeg format.
I'll upload them to Rapidshare and post links here as soon as they are up.
Starting with Hannover to Berlin @ 55 megs
